cliff lift

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cliff lift

noun cliff lifts

UK A funicular that runs between the top and the bottom of a cliff, usually at a seaside location. A branch of rail transport that seems to been rather neglected by historians is that concerned with cliff railways, of which a fair number exist in Great Britain. This is probably because these lines are overshadowed by the more spectacular funicular railways in Switzerland and other mountainous reg
Similar: cliff railway
A vertical lift or elevator serving the same purpose at some locations.

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@misc{cliff_lift_2026,
  title = {cliff lift},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cliff%20lift},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}